New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-10-23
TOPICS IN CALIFORNIA. ,
uoRROW's TRIAL-A LITERARY SENSATION
SOCIAL NOTES.
my TELEGRAPH TO TIE TRIBUNE.


r.x Francisco Oct. 22.-Scarce.y day CT th;s
,-ecl, has been without its local sensation. But
cha Morrow trial has oVersnrdowod every thing
.lse Judge Sulwan's court room has been as
cro,yled as IL was in the days of the sharon
Aivorce suit, and the array Of able counsel is
formidable After great difficulty jury was
secured and 10 prevent its members from being
,ampercd with the Judge ordered them into the
custody of the sheriff. and they live at the Palace
Hotel. 1t looks dubious for a CONVECTION IN Nor
rows case. because of the failure oil the State
witnesses to testify; but there is no question that
MANY others will he convicted unless they seek
safety in flight. Meanwhile the bluff millionaire
Morrow lives in the county jail and the mere
fact that lie has been deprived of the usual
,riv;lecc of bail has aroused some sympathy in
his behalf The San Francisco public is about as
tickle as the Partisan. Boss" Buckley,
ss well as his retancrs. has been greatly
alarmed by the formation of Citizen Committee
of Necessity They fear men like William /.
Coleman The leader of the great Vigilance
Committee may try again the old effective method
Of cleaning a city of jury -bribers and political
rascas.
How thorough Buckey's control of the local
courts is may be seen by the exposure which
1.-The Chronicle" makes Of the work of the
District-Attorncy Office for four years. In the
periOd from June, 1883 to June. 1887, no less
than four hundred cases were dismissed IN the
superior courts Nearly one-half were dropped at
The instance of the Distrct-Attorncy who claimed
that there lack of evidence. In as many cases
no given for the dismissal All
ATTACHMENTS in the cases had been preceded by
regular indictments information. so that this
record shows rottcnncss OF court methods seldom
surpassed in this county. There is work here
for a Committee Of Necessity which. il is under
stood, it proposes to do in vigorous style
Governor Waterman startled many Democratic
politicians this week by announcing that more
than score of Oflce-holders had not qualicd
legally and that their places, therefore. could he
declared vacant His private secretary. Marcus
d. Bourick. has also discovered that Ex-Governor
Stoneman did not follow the letter of the law in
qualifying for his position and he Therefore argues
that all of Stoneman's appointments are void ana
oil Of his acts invalid. Governor Waterman has
not sanctioned this radical position Of his secre-
tary hut il is not improbable that he will Try
10 Dust every Democrat he ON the strength of
n technicality. 1t is unfortunate for the Republic
can Governor. who owes his elevation to the
Office to the death OF the regularly elected officer,
that he depends for political guidance upon so
cheap q politician as Bouricl1. This man has an
unsavory record n political jobber whenever
there is money position in sight. and ne belongs
to the gang that have been trying 10 establish an
American party in this State. 1t is only Governor
Watermans complete ignorance of all the duties
of public life that threw him under the influence
Of Bouricll.
The publication of the second volume Of H. H.
BancrOt's Popular Tribunals" yesterday is sure
to cause a sensation Mr. Bancroft handles without
gloves the gang dispersed by the great Vigilance
Committee, and he is especially bitter in his
comments on eX-Judge Terry, who shot Senator
Frederick. Tcrry's friends have always claimed
that he would not endure harsh criticism now.
any more than in the days of the famous duel
Certain it is that since be married Sarah Althca
Hill. the plaintiff in the sharon case, no one has
dared to make any nlpant comment on her.
The debut of Miss Jennie Blair daughter Of Cap
tain and Mrs. Samuel W. Blair, of Van NeSs-ave..
took place this week The floral decOia ions dresses
and supper were in elegant style.
The social feature next week will be the debut
Of Miss Jessie Fair, the eldest daughter of Mrs.
Theresa Fair. The fine mansion Pinc-st. is being
prepared for the occasion. and il is expected that
many unique costumes Will be worn
The boom in Los Angeles Las somewhat sub
sidcl. but the craze for suburban prole rty is
shown by the sale this week Of 217 acres inside
Of the southern limits of tie city for $500
Ter acre.
Strong efforts were made 10y the people Of Chico,
in Buttc County. TO prevent the rebuilding Of
Chinatown in that city, when il was burned
few months ago These were thwartcd by the local
land owner, who built houses himself and rented
them to the Chinese. This week the new China
town laid in ashes. The fire is attributed
to the caIcleSsncSS OF a cOolie with lighted pipe
but there is small doubt that il inccndiaIy.